[OFFTOPIC?] Re: The kernal itself is low level assembly language

Steve Dodd (dirk@loth.demon.co.uk)
Wed, 10 Feb 1999 07:40:22 +0000

Hi,

On Tue, Feb 09, 1999 at 08:06:00PM -0500, Mark Lord wrote:

> >[Linus_Torvalds- says:]
> > The kernal itself is low level assembly language....it's just how things
> > are done.
>
> huh?

Well, C _is_ pretty much just portable assembly language...! (Which is
probably why I like it..)

S.

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